On 31 Dec 2005, at 04:00, G-Books wrote:
Subject: Re: pismo and usb2
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:58:14 -0800
Caleb and Fabian,
Thanks for your help! I'm going to order one tonight!
Cheers,
Kate
I got the Belkin USB 2 card for $6 on ebay, was new and in perfect
shape. Worked fine on the
On Nov 13, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:
I wasn't thinking of a project but for that price maybe I should be
looking at a processor upgrade.
Any thoughts?
I don't do much CPU intensive stuff so I'm not sure I want something
that runs hotter (I hate the fan noise) and shortens the battery
On Nov 13, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:
I wasn't thinking of a project but for that price maybe I should be
looking at a processor upgrade.
Any thoughts?
I don't do much CPU intensive stuff so I'm not sure I want something
that runs hotter (I hate the fan noise) and shortens the battery
OWC has a pretty good deal on right now for the slot-loading 8x
Superdrive with DL support, at $139.99, including 10 pcs. media,
Dantz Retrospect and Dragonburn (good burning software, IIRC the only
one that lets you burn incremental sessions on DVDs, unlike Toast).
They're for G4
On Sep 18, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:
Perhaps just upgrade the Pismo's media bay to CD-ROM-R-R/W and DVD-
ROM.
It definitely will not do a DVD-R or R/W, most likely on account of
imperfect grounding or other flaws in the electrical interface from
the
drive to the motherboard.
On Sep 14, 2005, at 11:41 AM, G-Books wrote:
I changed the drive to a +/- superdrive (Pioneer DVR-K05) *and*
installed
PatchBurn, and it will read + disks.
Without PatchBurn, it would only read - disks.
I believe it is more related to the system software's view of the
drive's
Quick question. I have a G4/1.33 12 with Superdrive. Would it read
DVD+R disks with movies burnt using DVD Recorder connected to TV?
Apple spec'd its drives before + media became popular, or perhaps even
available.
After I replaced my OEM DVD-CD-ROM drive with a generic DVD-CD-ROM-
Quick question. I have a G4/1.33 12 with Superdrive. Would it read
DVD+R disks with movies burnt using DVD Recorder connected to TV?
I've checked the specs online and all it says is reads DVDs at up to
8x. Only the recent PBs mention reads DVD+R.
I was thinking of getting a Philips DVD
On Sep 2, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:
Many Matshita tray-loading DVD-R burners from the UJ-810/811/etc.
series can use the original Matshita bezel from the DVD read only
drive. Both have 3 small screws and 2 line up perfetcly; you can
either leave the 3rd screw out (the tray still works
On Sep 2, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:
Subject: Sony Pismo drives query
Others have mentioned suitable replacement drives for the Pismo. What
about the Sony CRX820E?
Works great. And most (if not all) CRX820E's come set as Master,
which makes it perfect for the Pismo.
Chris
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On Sep 1, 2005, at 9:30 PM, G-Books wrote:
The Matshita SR-8174-C drive and sled (you'll need both) is the other
major OEM drive that was used on the Pismo and will fit perfectly.
The SR-8174-C 6X Mfgd 2000 (Pismo) and the SR-8173-C ?X Mfgd 1999
(Lombard) both seem to work well.
I've
Am finally cleaning out our last few Pismos, now fixing them up for
sale.
Have found two that are giving me problems:
1) Pismo 500 had a ruined hard disk cable: the part that connects the
HD to the logic board had a hole burned in it! I replaced the cable and
popped a new HD in there, then
NOTE: Just tried removing the HD altogether, and disconnecting HD
cable, and upon restart I got a flashing Q mark, then was able to boot
from CD.
Do you think it's the HD cable, or the whole HD logic board connector?
Would the latter require a new logic board?
I just bought a G3/800 iBook with 32MB VRAM and have a weird problem.
It had Panther installed (not in English) and I wiped the HD, made 2
partitions and installed 9.2.2 on one and Panther + 9.2.2 on the other.
9 installed fine in both cases and everything worked okay, but after I
zapped the PRAM
OK, next question, are there any replacement/upgrade drives so I can
get CDRW and maybe DVDRW?
Rad..
As per recent discussions about the Sony 830, there are LOTS of options for a
Combo CDRW/DVD and several for a DVD-RW.
Check out xlr8yourmac.com under their Drive
on 30/11/2004 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm considering getting the Sony CRX830E CDR-DVD for my Pismo expansion
bay. I have found it at a few Mac parts sites, and it's pretty
pricey--around $180. However, when I google the part number, I find
lots of places that sell it for
on 21/11/2004 18:25, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm not sure about what 3 beeps mean but I would guess a bad processor...
-Laurent.
A bad processor? Do processors go bad'? I thought they were kind of a work,
not work component? I have gotten it running twice, I don't know how,
on 08/11/2004 15:19, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
hi - thanks very much for your suggestion, but i
really pressed that sucker hard. i downloaded a
take-apart guide for the Pismo, where i believe it was
mentioned that you have to do this.
yeah, i hate that feeling. the first time i
on 07/11/2004 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My wife has a Lombard 400 with OS X.3.5
Whenever it goes to sleep it doesn't wake up whatever
one presses or does.
The CAPS lock works, the optical mouse is on (lit), but
it refuses to wake up. Pressing the power button does
on 30/10/2004 14:42, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I know I could buy her a new DVD drive for the Pismo, either s/hand
via eBay or even (at considerable expense...) new. But this is an old
machine, and I'm not sure I want to spend too much money keeping it
fettled. The other possibility
May need to replace the keyboard on my G4/550 and wanted to ask re.
compatibility of keyboards from other Titanium models? Are the 400/500
keyboards compatible?
Thanks,
Chris
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on 13/10/2004 20:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Subject: Replacement Pismo DVD
My LG DVD-ROM in my Pismo finally died, so its time to replace the
drive. The problem I have is that I want a drive with a faceplate that
matches the drive slot. All the Mac upgrade stores that I
Hi,
I'm trying to diagnose a Lombard that was working well until it got its LCD
panel replaced. I guess something could've been put back together wrong.
The problem is that now, to boot the Lombard, you have to use the Reset
button on the back, near the modem port. Otherwise it won't boot.
What
on 15/09/2004 03:25, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: CJ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Dead Combo Drive
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:53:37 -0500
I've just received an iBook/500 (dual usb). The computer came with a dead
combo drive. Does anyone know where
on 11/09/2004 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have acquired a Pismo 400 mhz with 597 mb ram. I will be upgrading
from OS9 to OSX. It has a DVD drive in it but I was wondering if I
could buy a CD burner for it to fit in the bay. Are there recommended
models available?
Hi!
on 30/07/2004 18:36, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's a strange Slot Loading DVD-R for the Lombard
and Pismo PowerBook.
The drive isn't so strange, as it's just a basic Matshita UJ-815 in a
Pismo/Lombard expansion bay unit; what is strange is the $479 price! About
$300 than the
on 30/07/2004 18:36, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now here is the problem. It refuses to boot on AC or battery (known
good from a Lombard I have), no lights, sounds, or anything else. Since
the HD doesn't even start to spin, that makes me lean towards the logic
board (since that
on 27/07/2004 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, if you want to replace the LCD, an Apple Service
will be the more EXPENSIVE way.
Apple will replace your screen with the same one, but
there's a BETTER solution.
What about a PANASONIC LCD with 180 Viewing Angle?
I saw a web
on 23/07/2004 00:07, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hmmm, from the article, it seems to imply that there is an OS limitation
with the Stylewriter II, ie may not work with OS 8+. Am I interpreting this
correctly? By the way, THANKS to HAL who emailed me a disk image of the
original
on 03/07/2004 06:54, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ah, thanks, that's actually what I meant in my first email. Hope they can
sell one to me (it doesn't seem to be anywhere in the price list on
the shop's official website).
By the way, the plug in the power brick looks like a normal
Just wanted to ask your opinion on the most likely cause of the following
problem:
- Pismo 400 cannot charge battery in either bay
- the computer will occasionally turn off by itself if on battery power;
also occasionally turns off when on AC power
Does this sound like the AC/charging board on
on 17/05/2004 23:55, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So what CD/DVD-RW is possible and preferred to replace the one in the
early Powerbook G4's (400/500 and so on)?
There aren't very many slot-loading slim drives out there. MacResQ has
them for about $149. That gets you a Matshita
on 17/05/2004 09:42, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check out www.villagetronic.com
They have a cardbus 32meg DDR DVI/VGA video card that works from
Wallstreet up for about $250. I'm considering a G4/550 upgrade and had
the same concerns as you (Pismo500/1gig, RAM/20gig HD, Panther).
on 21/04/2004 18:26, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Linksys doesn't write drivers for Mac OS. If the USB dongle requires
drivers (it must, I don't believe there are drivers for these things
built into the Mac OS), it won't work with your Mac.
IIRC, MacWireless has a USB adapter for
on 21/04/2004 18:26, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems like a problem with Toast, though, as Dragon Burn X (demo) lets me
burn at 16x in 10.3.3. I also get a 24x burn option in iTunes in both 9 and
X.
Any ideas?
Let's you burn... But have you successfully burned at those
on 21/04/2004 18:26, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems like a problem with Toast, though, as Dragon Burn X (demo) lets me
burn at 16x in 10.3.3. I also get a 24x burn option in iTunes in both 9 and
X.
Any ideas?
Let's you burn... But have you successfully burned at those
on 05/03/2004 19:27, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Problems? I can't get the Pismo to start up from the new drive. Do I
need to toggle a master/slave switch? Where is it?
To be bootable your drive probably needs to be bus Master. But before you
do anything, launch Apple System
on 04/12/2003 10:47, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I
just went on Ebay and got a 3rd party CD-R/DVD-ROM drive and dropped it into
the tray from the old drive. After I found the burner software update,
everything worked great. Plus, now I can play the LOTR Extended Editions.
Yay!
--
on 27/11/2003 04:13, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The cheapest case I could find was an IoGeer case from Smalldog, but I
got the Other World Computing case last year for my son and he's happy
with it... It's $90, while Smalldogs's is $65, if I recall. I'm still
using a Powerboy
on 20/11/2003 06:42, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:13:24 -0500
From: Brendan Black [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Dead Pismo (w/java upgrade)
I am working on a Pismo that had coffee spilled into the keyboard.
The keyboard is NG
Hi,
I happen to have a Pismo logic board (was tested good) and have the
opportunity to pick up a Lombard diagnosed with dead logic bd. (almost a
freebie).
Any chance the two would work together? ie. after creative cutting to have
the firewire ports accessible thru the scsi port area? And any
on 27/10/2003 20:56, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does anybody know if I can take the heatsink on my 400MHz and put it on a
500MHz? I've seen pictures of the 500MHz daughtercard with the heatsink and
it seems slightlty different than the heatsink on my 400MHz processor. I
would have
on 27/10/2003 20:56, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What I would like to know is if the Wallstreet 14.1 TFT screen
would fit into a Lombard.
I have been offered a cheap Lombard with a dead screen and
as would rather have a Lombard than a Wallstreet, and rather
butcher a Wallstreet I
on 25/10/2003 20:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Last week I posted a question about whether Pismo's get radically less
battery time with Jaguar than with 9.2, because I suddenly went from
almost 2 hrs. per charge to a maximum of 20 minutes.
Just in case it was a problem of the
on 24/10/2003 16:47, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Eric Morrison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Howdy:
I just did this. I replaced the CD/DVD drive in my Pismo (10.2.8...
soon to be 10.3) with a new LG GCC-4240 combo DVD read, CDRW drive.
Congrats Eric.
on 29/09/2003 19:20, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I also recommend highly the take apart manual from powerbookmedic.
Worth every dime!
Regards
Hugo Trottier
Editor
Is it any different from the PDF service manuals that were available for
download from several foreign web sites?
on 29/09/2003 13:57, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pretty tricky operation.
I replaced a hinge by peeling the side of the screen open (just the
border) and took out the broken pieces. screwed a new hinge in and
knocked carefully the peeled border back. It is a little-bit bubbled
now,
on 28/09/2003 02:45, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Subject: Ti-Book display take-apart?
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:16:27 -0400
From: Dan K [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Anyone, anyone? Nope, it's not in the manual, Apple only describes that
module's replacement.
on 19/09/2003 15:40, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
PS: My DVD-ROM drive is the M7931 2000 model, and the label explicitly
states that it's an MKE SR-8174-C (MKE = Matsushita-Kotobuki
Electronics, i.e. Panasonic). It is a 6X drive.
Mine says:
PowerBook DVD-ROM Module
Model Number
on 17/09/2003 04:00, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Adam Thayer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Lombard/airport?
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:49:28 -0700
Well, if you are running OS X 10.2.x, I recommend the OWC
802.11g/802.11b card for 50$. Their stuff is cheap and I haven't had a
on 10-09-2003 15:07, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tested a Toshiba SD-R6012 DVD-R inside a Pismo optical caddy and it
worked with DVD Studio Pro and Toast, but not with iDVD. I don't know
what iDVD looks for to decide if a Mac + DVD-writer is supported or
not.
I think iDVD requires
on 08/09/2003 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Be sure it is a DVD-R (Not a DVD+R), otherwise iDVD does not
recognise the drive.
When it is a DVD-R it should work fine. Maybe you need special drivers
for it.
Ron
I don't see any reason why you would not be able to make it work
on 02-09-2003 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My Yo-Yo adapter for my Pismo 400 (purchased new right after the first
TiBooks came out) died about five months ago (and I was ALWAYS very careful
with it). Since that time, I have been using the adapter from my old
1400c/166 with
on 11-08-2003 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Like many others, the DVD drive on my Pismo has died. I'm looking for
suggestions for replacement. DVD write-ability would be great but I'll
settle for DVD play/CD read and write. I would also like it to be
internal, rather than
Hi,
If anyone has a Pismo with a fried motherboard I'd be interested in buying
it. Even without battery, RAM, HD, DVD, which you might want to sell
separately. Either a 400 or 500, naturally with good working processor and
screen (and PRAM battery, if possible).
Naturally I'll pay all shipping.
on 14-07-2003 16:44, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apparently it's something that LG has addressed, but obviously not soon
enough for those of us who were blessed with LG mechanisms. I think the
total
damage was around $100 for a new mechanism, and it only took about 3 minutes
to
on 07/06/2003 07:20, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got a 400 Mhz Lombard with DVD yet.
I needed the sellers guidance but I found the Apple DVD player and was
able to see a little of a Bond DVD. Now to hunt up a S-video cable and
see what it looks like on the larger screen.
The
OS X 10.2 killed support for my drive ( I have had that verified from
another owner of the same drive): Sony 24/10/40 internal. I also lost
support for my USB burner along the way (don't remember which version of OS
X 10.x.x killed that! Fortunately I never used the internal burning software
on 1/1/03 18:14, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
One minor niggle is on the PC (and ones I've used since the mid 90's),
you could tap on the trackpad to mouse click - do the newer
iBooks/PowerBooks support this?
TIA
Pete.
Its works on my wallstreet
Tony Simons
York
on 12/31/02 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
what is googlegear? i just got a bismo 500 w/12 gb hd. i received today
a 512 chip from owc so i will be up to 640, but still need to deal with
the hd. i had ordered the 4200 40gb travelstar from dell- don't ask,
they had an insane price
on 12/31/02 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
2) Ram upgrade. I was planning on getting 1 new 512 MB stick from OWC.
Any
reasons to consider the much more expensive low power RAM?
Re. you memory upgrade, you may have 2 x 128MB installed, so be aware that
by adding a 512MB module
on 12/31/02 21:30, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
I upgraded the processor on my Wallstreet from 233 to 300 MHz, and
noticed a significant speed increase. I would skip the 266MHz upgrade
(tried that also, and the speed increase wasn't significant) and go
straight for 300 MHz. If you
on 11/27/02 02:27, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
Kyle has a good point in that many people do choose to do the right
thing by their own standards, and I would agree with him on that.
However, he weakens his own point by taking a pool of what his co-workers
think is acceptable behavior.
on 11/25/02 08:29, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
, is there a problem using the faster PC100-133 in the older G3's or is the
DIMM compatible with the slower speed?
That shouldn't be a problem.
So the price difference, pc66 being more expensive, is based on
availability rather
on 11/25/02 14:24, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
and dropped the 550... The display cracked and some stuff came loose
inside..submitted a claim to Nationwide, they got an estimate of over $1000
to repair it so they sent me a check for $985 (after deductible)which I
promptly used
on 11/25/02 17:58, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
Please, tell me you aren't serious. Insurance companies don't lose
money.
You are correct. They just keep raising rates so everyone helps bear the
cost of insurance fraud. We lose; the insurance companies do not.
Does that make you
on 11/20/02 3:30 AM, G-Books at [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote:
Finally... I reiterate my appreciation for AppleCare. I spent an hour
and a half with them solving a perplexing Jaguar blue screen of death
problem on last Sunday afternoon. They're fantastic. I contrast that
experience with my
on 9/10/02 16:01, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just a thought (regarding your comments below): Keep in mind that you
could
most likely arrange to have something shipped to a fellow (and
agreeable)
list member, (like me, or anyone else who's willing to help out), who
could
then
There is no sure way to avoid duty and taxes. Even if the item is used, you
will still be liable for duty and taxes. Occasionally (as in Blue Moon
and/or Hell Freezing Over time) the overworked boys and girls down at the
customs office might be on their donut/doughnut break and overlook a chance
on 30/5/02 21:11, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Apps that make direct hardware requests usually do not, and this is the
case with many games these days. They say I need file X that's at IDE 1
volume 1. By making direct hardware requests, they skirt around any disk
image trickery.
I
Though items in general, and the expansion bay hard drives in particular,
went quickly (i.e., within about two hours from when I received the
Smartdisk email announcing the sale), you can bet they'll be appearing on
e-bay pretty soon. It's likely that some people pounced on the sale and
bought as
on 25/5/02 13:07, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Subject: Re: small dog on the ball
Well then,
That deserves an apology on my part to the people at SmallDog. I
apologize for any hurt feelings that I may have caused. It's amazing the
people you meet on this forum. It's also
Bad form responding to my own post, perhaps, but I've found out a few more
things on our DSL setup.
As I mentioned, it's a combo DSL/telephone service, with 24/7 1.28Mbit
DSL, plus all local and national telephone calls, for a fixed monthly rate
of $29 (half price for the first six months, then
on 4/2/02 6:32 PM, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think I ordered my VST expansion drive from Shoplet the same day you did
(last Sunday 3/24?). I got a call from Shoplet on Thursday saying that they
would be shipping my drive. I got them to overnight it to me at their
expense (an
on 3/25/02 9:30 PM, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I recently ordered one of these drives and I just received my 10 GB drive a
few days ago. I am currently using it with OS X 10.1.3 on a G3 400 Lombard
OB with 384 MB RAM. It works great and all I did was pop it into the bay. No
on 3/18/02 10:50 PM, (G-Books) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The short answer is Yes it may work. The right answer is no, don't do it.
The Bronze uses PC100 (or PC133) RAM. THE Wallstreet recognizes it (usually),
but requires PC66 RAM. It may show up and boot; but most likely it will show
up
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